The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues its tradition of dedicated and untiring public service under the able leadership of Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista. DSWD is unfazed and will remain steadfast in pursuing its goal of responding to the needs of the poor, disadvantaged, marginalized, and vulnerable sectors in Filipino society, which continue reading : We focus on fulfilling our mandate to the Filipino public – DSWD
Recovering drug personalities become advocates against illegal drugs
“I will never do it again.” This is the recurring pledge of drug surrenderers who are current clients of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) of Davao City. TARA NA CBRAP is a community-based outpatient and aftercare facility that provides support and guidance to prevent recurrence of drug abuse and achieve a holistic approach for continue reading : Recovering drug personalities become advocates against illegal drugs
DSWD rehabilitation center paves way for life-changing experience of a former child in conflict with the law
“There is no such thing as a bad boy.” This quote from Stephanie Precourt, a writer, blogger, and mother of four, serves as a reminder that children are not born bad, rather, they are shaped by the way their parents brought them up and by the environment they grew up in. Sometimes, children behave in continue reading : DSWD rehabilitation center paves way for life-changing experience of a former child in conflict with the law
New footbridge paves a safer path for community folks in flood-prone town
Villagers, especially children, are now safe from the dangers of flood waters with this 22-meter footbridge. Life has never been easy for the residents of Barangay Fortaliza in Tuburan, Cebu. While most of the villages in the town are located in the mountains, Barangay Fortaliza is situated in the lowland. This makes the community as continue reading : New footbridge paves a safer path for community folks in flood-prone town
DSWD helps facilitate release of salaries of 4Ps workers in BARMM
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is working closely with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to help facilitate the release of salaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) implementors in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). This developed following a news report that was aired over a TV continue reading : DSWD helps facilitate release of salaries of 4Ps workers in BARMM
No More Going Back: A recovering drug personality’s journey to regain trust and respect of his family and community
A barangay tanod now, Frederick Catibog, 39, is no longer a picture of a person who once succumbed to the effects of drug addiction. Villagers in Barangay San Diego in Lian, Batangas used to call him an irresponsible husband and father. They also often remarked that his family lived in a house made of cardboard, continue reading : No More Going Back: A recovering drug personality’s journey to regain trust and respect of his family and community
Opisyal na Kasulatan mula sa Kalihim ng Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan (DSWD) Rolando Joselito D. Bautista
Taos-puso po akong nagpapasalamat sa bawa’t isa po sa inyo na nagpaabot at nagpakita ng simpatya, pagkabahala at suporta para sa akin nitong nakaraang buwan ng aking matinding pagsubok dahil sa paninirang-puri at insulto na naidulot ng programang Tutok Erwin Tulfo nuong ika dalawampu’t walo ng Mayo ng taong 2019 na ipinalabas na simulkast sa continue reading : Opisyal na Kasulatan mula sa Kalihim ng Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan (DSWD) Rolando Joselito D. Bautista
CNN’s Philippines Headlines on Balitaan featured on June 4, 2019 “Bautista, ‘di nagpakita sa event ng DSWD”
The CNN Philippines Headlines on Balitaan featured today, June 4, 2019 captioned “Bautista di nagpakita sa event ng DSWD is an inaccurate report. The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) is an attached agency of the DSWD therefore its head, Executive Director V, Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy is the official representative of the DSWD. Secretary continue reading : CNN’s Philippines Headlines on Balitaan featured on June 4, 2019 “Bautista, ‘di nagpakita sa event ng DSWD”
DSWD tours visiting Chinese delegation in NROC
National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB) Director Fernando de Villa (9th from left) gladly showed to the Chinese delegates that their rice bag donations are properly stored. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomed the delegates from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People’s Republic of China who recently visited the continue reading : DSWD tours visiting Chinese delegation in NROC
Drug surrenderers in Abra start anew through DSWD’s livelihood program
Emerging from a dark period in their lives, drug surrenderers in the province of Abra get an opportunity to start anew through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD provided a total of P75,000 worth of seed capital fund (SCF) to five drug surrenderers from Barangay Cabaruan, continue reading : Drug surrenderers in Abra start anew through DSWD’s livelihood program
